My Comments: from time to time my mind tends to wander. Some of you might argue it’s much of the time, but at least it wonders. This may not sit well with some of my friends who believe there is an insurmountable chasm between their faith and the world around them but , for me, …
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My Comments: Is it OK to be cynical from time to time? I hope so. The primary message that came out of the Trump campaign for the White House was that no one in Washington gave a damn about the working poor of America. That a large group of Americans had been left behind and …
Continue reading Surprise! The Economy Is Looking Pretty Good Right Now
My Comments: We’re almost there. Whether it turns out OK or not remains to be seen. I suspect it’ll turn out better than many forecast and worse that many expect. Where you and I will fall in all this is a total unknown. But the combined intellect of those making these forecasts is staggering, so …
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My Comments: The level of naivete across the planet is remarkable. But it’s nothing new. I was born near London with bombs dropping all around, in a country governed by one Neville Chamberlain who believed Adolph Hitler was a gentleman and not the monster he turned out to be. There are too many parallels in …
Continue reading Terrorism: A Dire Prediction For Trump’s First 100 Days
My Comments: So much for being an optimist. There’s a point where it simply makes sense to take your money off the table and put it under the mattress. At least for a while. The markets are being driven by those who are convinced Donald Trump is the second coming. These folks seem convinced that …
My Comments: 88% seems like an irrational number. Whether it is or not, and depending on how you want and expect your life to play out, the dollars you get from Social Security are likely to contribute greatly to your financial peace of mind and standard of living down the road. If you don’t make …
Stocks have only been this expensive during the crash of 1929, the tech bubble of 2000, and the last financial crisis in 2008-09 My Comments: Economics 101 teaches us that owning shares of a stock means you own a piece of the company that issued the shares. It’s value on any given day is what …
My Comments: For those of us in our mid 70’s, access to competent medical help is critical to our peace of mind. Here in Gainesville, we take it for granted, provided you have the ability to pay for it. As an aging member of American society, I hope there is no disruption of the existing …
My Comments: Radicals are usually thought of as being on the left end of the political spectrum. You know, people like Castro in Cuba or Chavez in Venezuela. The term 'radical' almost never comes to mind when looking at the right end. Except maybe the Taliban or now ISIS wreaking havoc in the middle east. …
My Comments: I’m getting sick and tired of all the potential bad news that keeps appearing. The only remedy I have is to somehow anticipate what might happen and position myself and my clients to benefit instead of getting hammered into oblivion. 50 years ago, before IRAs and401(k)s were invented, the primary mechanism to provide …
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